This authoritative reference work presents comprehensive
information about one of the most important and most wide-spread
classes of (bio)organic compounds: the polysaccharides. The
comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date handbook presents the
sources, identification, analysis, biosynthesis, biotechnology and
applications of important polysaccharides likes starches,
cellulose, chitin, gum and microbial polysaccharides.
Polysaccharides can exhibit complex structure and various
functional activities. These bio macromolecules can therefore serve
as raw materials for various different materials, e.g. rayon,
cellulose acetate, celluloid and nitrocellulose; and they find
multiple applications, for instance as surgical threads (chitin),
as sources of energy, dietary fibers, as blood flow adjuvants, in
cosmetics, emulsion stabilizers, film formers, binders, viscosity
increasing agents or skin conditioning agenta, as food additives in
gums, chewing gum bases and as vaccines. Polysaccharides form the
basis for useful products, like xanthan gum, dextran, welan gum,
gellan gum, diutan gum and pullulan. Some of the
polysaccharide-derived products have interesting and useful
properties and show biological activities, such as
immunomodulatory, antibacterial, anti-mutagenic, radioprotective,
anti-oxidative, anti-ulcer, antidepressant, anti-septicaemic or
anti-inflammatory activities. All these applications and properties
of polysaccharides are for the first time compiled in a thorough
and comprehensive overview in the present work. This reference work
is organized thematically in four parts: Part I. Polysaccharides:
Occurrence, Structure, Distribution and Biotechnology. Part II.
Methods. Part III. Bioactive Polysaccharides. Part IV.
Polysaccharides as Food. This reference work is edited by
experienced experts, all chapters are written by well recognized
international specialists. It is useful to all those working in the
field of botany, phytochemistry, pharmacy, drug delivery, molecular
biology, metabolomics, forestry, environment, conservation,
biotechnology and NGOs working for forest protection.
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